Vernon Jordan
Civil Rights Leader

Vernon Jordan Net Worth

Vernon Jordan was born on August 15, 1935 in Georgia and is a prominent civil rights activist and attorney. He worked with Donald L. Hollowell on a lawsuit against the University of Georgia for its racially discriminatory admissions policies. Jordan has held executive positions with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Urban League, and the United Negro College Fund.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 15, 1935
Birth Place Georgia
Age 88 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Leo

💰 Net worth: $12 million (2024)

About

After working with fellow civil rights Activist Donald L. Hollowell on a lawsuit against the University of Georgia for the institution's racially discriminatory admissions policies, this attorney held executive positions with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the National Urban League, and the United Negro College Fund.

Before Fame

After graduating from Indiana's DePauw University, he earned a J.D. from the Howard University School of Law.

Trivia

He survived a 1980 murder attempt in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 1996, serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin confessed that he had shot Jordan.

Family Life

His first marriage, to Shirley Yarbrough, resulted in a daughter named Vickee. Following his first wife's death, he married Revlon executive Ann Dibble Jordan.

Associated With

During the early 1990s, he was an adviser to President Bill Clinton.

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